#aca4aa

Color #aca4aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#aca4aa

RGB

rgb(172, 164, 170)

HSL

hsl(315, 4.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 4.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 1.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(68.19, 3.99, -2.07)

LCH

lch(68.19, 4.49, 332.58)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0124, 334.26)

HWB

hwb(315, 64.3%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aca6

Analogous

#aaa4ac

#aca4aa

#aca4a6

Triadic

#aca4aa

#aaaca4

#a4aaac

Split-complementary

#aca4aa

#a6aca4

#a4acaa

Tetradic

#aca4aa

#aca6a4

#a4aca6

#a4aaac

Square

#aca4aa

#acaaa4

#a4aca6

#a4a6ac

Shades

Color #aca4aa mixed toward black.

#91878f

#756b73

#585056

#3b3539

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aca4aa mixed toward white.

#bab3b8

#c8c2c6

#d6d2d5

#e3e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aca4aa mixed toward gray.

#aba5aa

#aba5a9

#aaa6a9

#a9a7a9

#a9a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa8 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#aca7a7 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca4aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca4aa]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#aca4aa (#aca4aa) is rgb(172, 164, 170) in RGB.

No, #aca4aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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